NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Nutrition and Health

This qualification is designed for a wide range of learners with some existing knowledge of this area who are interested in improving their understanding of nutrition and health.

Topics covered include:

• Exploring principles of healthy eating
• Nutritional needs of individuals
• Use food and nutrition information to plan a healthy diet
• The principles of weight management
• Understanding eating disorders
• Principles of food safety for the home environment

This qualification aims to give learners working in, or intending to work in, settings such as sport and recreation, exercise and fitness, hospitality and catering or healthcare an understanding of nutrition and health, to support their role in the workplace.

Learners who achieve this qualification could progress onto:

• Level 2 and 3 qualifications in Exercise and Fitness
• Level 3 Certificate in Preparing to Work in Adult Social Care
• Level 3 Certificate for Working in the Health Sector
• Level 2 qualifications in Hospitality and Catering

There are no specific recommended prior learning requirements for this qualification. However, learners may find it helpful if they’ve already achieved a Level 1 qualification.

The course is internally assessed through a portfolio of evidence.

Tue 28th January 2025, 5.30pm-8.30pm.

The course is 16 weeks (One evening a week, 3 hrs per week) and is face-to-face in college at the Peterlee Campus.